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Reformed Church on Staten Island

Coordinates: 40°38′23″N 74°7′57″W / 40.63972°N 74.13250°W / 40.63972; -74.13250
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Reformed Church on Staten Island
Reformed Church on Staten Island, April 2010
Reformed Church on Staten Island is located in New York City
Reformed Church on Staten Island
Reformed Church on Staten Island is located in New York
Reformed Church on Staten Island
Reformed Church on Staten Island is located in the United States
Reformed Church on Staten Island
Location54 Port Richmond Ave., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates40°38′23″N 74°7′57″W / 40.63972°N 74.13250°W / 40.63972; -74.13250
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1844
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.04001533[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 2005

The Reformed Church on Staten Island[2] is a historic Dutch Reformed Church and Cemetery at 54 Port Richmond Avenue in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York.

The Reformed Church was founded in 1660 and has been at the same site since 1680. The first church was built shortly thereafter. The second church, built in 1717, was destroyed by the British during the American Revolutionary War. The third church was built in 1787. The current church was built in 1844 in the Greek Revival style. It is a brick building set on a fieldstone foundation. The front façade features a portico with twin sets of flanking brick pilasters and a central pair of fluted Doric order columns.[3] The Rev. Cornelis Van Santvoort (1686-1752) served as Domini from 1718 to 1740.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Olddutchchurchnyc | Staten Island | Port Richmond". Olddutchchurchnyc | Staten Island | Port Richmond. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Kathy Howe (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Reformed Church on Staten Island". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 6, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 23 photos".